Customizable golf putter head with face insert

Abstract

A customizable golf putter head includes a face member and a back body both of which may be selected from a plurality of differently configured face members and back bodies. The face member has a cavity formed in its rear surface and the back body has a mating section that is positioned within the cavity of the face member. A face insert is formed on the mating section of the back body and extends through an opening formed between heel and toe ends of the face member. A membrane positioned between the face member and the back body also has an opening through which the face insert extends.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. A golf putter head comprising: 
       a face member having a heel end, a toe end, a front surface arranged for striking a golf ball and a rear surface, said face member including a cavity formed in the rear surface with the cavity having a recessed bottom surface circumscribed by a rim surface, said face member having an opening between said heel and toe ends, said opening extending from said front surface to the recessed bottom surface of said cavity;  
       a back body mounted on the rear surface of said face member, said back body having a mating section which is shaped so that it is disposed within the cavity formed in the rear surface of said face member, said back body also having a face insert protruding from the mating section thereof and extending through the opening in said face member; and  
       a membrane disposed in the cavity formed in said face member and positioned between said face member and said back body, said membrane having an opening through which the face insert on said back body extends.  
     
     
       2. The golf putter head of  claim 1 , further comprising said membrane being interposed between the recessed bottom surface of the cavity of said face member and the mating section of said back body. 
     
     
       3. A golf putter head comprising: 
       a face member having a heel end, a toe end, a front surface arranged for striking a golf ball and a rear surface, said face member including a cavity formed in the rear surface with the cavity having a recessed bottom surface circumscribed by a rim surface, said face member having an opening between said heel and toe ends, said opening extending from said front surface to the recessed bottom surface of said cavity;  
       a back body mounted on the rear surface of said face member, said back body having a mating section which is shaped so that it is disposed within the cavity formed in the rear surface of said face member, said back body also having a face insert protruding from the mating section thereof and extending through the opening in said face member; and  
       the mating section of said back body having a shape that substantially matches a shape of the cavity formed in the rear surface of said face member.  
     
     
       4. A golf putter head comprising: 
       a face member having a heel end, a toe end, a front surface arranged for striking a golf ball and a rear surface, said face member including a cavity formed in the rear surface with the cavity having a recessed bottom surface circumscribed by a rim surface, said face member having an opening between said heel and toe ends, said opening extending from said front surface to the recessed bottom surface of said cavity;  
       a back body mounted on the rear surface of said face member, said back body having a mating section which is shaped so that it is disposed within the cavity formed in the rear surface of said face member, said back body also having a face insert protruding from the mating section thereof and extending through the opening in said face member; and  
       a pair of screws for securing said face member and said back body together.